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Lowenstein Sandler has announced that Kevin Colan has assumed leadership of the firm’s Tax practice as its new chair, effective January 1, 2026.

Lowenstein Sandler is pleased to announce that Matteo Daste has joined the firm as a partner in its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) group. Daste has spent the past 25 years as a Silicon Valley/San Francisco-based lawyer advising startups, growth companies, and venture capital funds in the United States and Europe and will continue this work with Lowenstein’s ECVC team. Daste will also continue splitting his time between Lowenstein’s San Francisco and Palo Alto offices. Lowenstein continues to strengthen the firm’s San Francisco and Palo Alto team, deepening its ties to both the Bay Area and international startup/venture ecosystems.

Lowenstein Sandler and two of its trademark partners, Vanessa A. Ignacio and Matthew P. Hintz, have been included in the 2026 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (WTR 1000) in the top “Gold” category, This is the 15th consecutive year that the firm and the Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets & Advertising practice’s Chair Ignacio have been listed; this is Hintz’s eighth consecutive appearance. This year, WTR 1000 also has recognized Jenna-Marie Tracy in the “Bronze” category.

For the sixth consecutive year, Lowenstein Sandler has been named among Juristat’s 2025 top patent firms, ranking in the gold tier for Normalized Allowance Rate, Normalized Time to Allowance, Extensions, and Time to Response After Office Action (OA). Lowenstein also ranks in the silver tier for Normalized OAs to Allowance, as well as among the top patent firms in the Computer Science/IT industry and as Top Outside Counsel.

NJBIZ has named the Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest a ‘Leaders in Law’ Pro Bono Honoree for 2026. The program honors legal professionals whose dedication to their occupation and to their communities is outstanding.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP has announced that its partners have elected Jonathan C. Wishnia as the firm’s next Managing Partner. A member of the firm’s Executive Board, Wishnia has also served as the firm’s Hiring Partner and was one of the key architects of Lowenstein’s strategic plan, Vision 2030.

Lowenstein Sandler is proud to announce that the 2026 edition of Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized the firm in the areas of Hedge Funds, Capital Markets: Securitisation: MSR, Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance, and Venture Capital: Fund Formation.

Lowenstein Sandler is pleased to announce that 12 partners have been recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. City Elite rankings. This guide highlights attorneys who deliver exceptional, market-leading legal work in their respective cities.

PitchBook’s 2025 Global League Tables have ranked Lowenstein Sandler among the most active law firms for venture capital and emerging company transactions in both the United States and globally.

Lowenstein Sandler and co-counsel successfully defeated a motion to dismiss filed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a class action suit brought by New Jersey detainees at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center (MVPC) in Pennsylvania, alleging the denial of virtual access to state court proceedings.

The American Lawyer has included Lowenstein Sandler’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department in its list of the top five law firms for retentions by Unsecured Creditors’ Committees (UCC) in 2025.

Lowenstein Sandler has announced the addition of Christopher A. Ward, formerly Co-chair of Polsinelli’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice and the immediate Past President of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). The firm will also open a new office in Wilmington, Delaware as the firm continues its expansion of its restructuring services in connection with its Vision 2030 Strategic Plan. 

Lowenstein Sandler has announced that Stephanie Godfrey has joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer. Godfrey has over 20 years of experience in leading strategic financial planning and analysis for global law firms and Fortune 500 corporations.

Lowenstein Sandler is pleased to announce that Shanti Mulpuru Katona, Elisa Hyder, Katherine Devanney, and Michael V. DiPietro have joined the firm in its Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department. Katona joins as partner, Hyder joins as Counsel, and Devanney and Dipietro join as associates. They will all be based in the firm’s new Wilmington, Delaware office, which opened last month with the arrival of Christopher A. Ward, marking a significant step in the expansion of the firm’s debtor representations and its thriving bankruptcy practice.

Lowenstein Sandler has released its 2025 Pro Bono Report, showcasing the firm’s extensive pro bono efforts over the previous year and the extraordinary commitment of its lawyers and professional staff.

Patent Bots has listed Lowenstein Sandler among the top 25 law firms for overall patent quality and top 10 law firms for patents in Tech Center 2100, the category for patents related to computer architecture and software. Lowenstein also ranked among the top 15 firms for patents in Tech Centers 2400 (Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Cybersecurity) and 2800 (Semiconductors/Memory, Circuits/Measuring and Testing, Optics/Photocopying, Printing/Measuring and Testing), and among the top 25 firms in Tech Center 2600 (Communications). The 2026 rankings are based on patent data from the full year ending in Q1 of 2026.

The New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) and Lowenstein Sandler have proudly renewed their first-of-its-kind annual partnership for 2026–2027, continuing a shared commitment to advancing thought leadership and innovation across the state’s legal community.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP has announced that Ivan J. Presant has joined the firm as a Mergers & Acquisitions partner in its Transactions & Advisory Group. Presant brings more than 30 years of experience advising buyers, sellers, and investors on complex U.S. and cross-border transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing arrangements, recapitalizations, tender offers, and corporate control matters. He will be based in the firm’s New York City office.

Lowenstein Sandler’s Investment Management Group has released its 2025 Alternative Data Report, entitled “Alternative Data’s Integration into AI Fuels New Opportunities and Challenges,” and authored by Scott H. Moss, Chair of Lowenstein’s Fund Regulatory & Compliance practice and Co-chair of the firm’s Investment Management Group; Boris Liberman, Chair of the firm’s Derivatives & Structured Products practice; and George Danenhauer, counsel in the firm’s Investment Management Group.